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C. V. AMBNT. HBN'S NBST.

No. 10,675, Patented Ma,r.-21, 1854.

o. v. AMENT, or DANsviL'LE, Niiw YORK.

DEVICE Fort PREsERvING Hmvs HEees .IN THE .Nns'n Specication of LettersPatent No. 10,675, dated March 21, 1854.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that 1,0. V. AMENT, of Dansville, in the county ofLivingston and State of New York, have invented a new.-

and useful Hens Nest; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, andV exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure l, is an external elevation of one of my improved nests. Fig. 2,is a vertical central section of the same. f

Similar letters of reference in each of the two figures, indicatecorresponding parts.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing the nest with twochambers, which communicate with each other,

through a hole in the center of the nest, and

a false bottom or self adjusting valves under the samethe upper chamberbeing provided with a suitable nest, and a number of false eggs for thehen to setfupon while laying, and the bottom one provided with .a softcushioned surface for the eggs to fall upon-which is made of such shapethat the real eggs, as they are laid and` escape through .the valve, arecaused to roll toward the edge of the bottom, and vremain there, untilit is desired to remove them.

This nest presents ,manifold advantages over the ordinary kinds: 1st, itprevents the loss of eggs by hens setting upon them; 2d, it secures themfrom weasels, cats., &c.; 3d, it saves the trouble of gathering themdaily; lth, the eggs can be kept free from the cold; and consequently,be prevented from freezing in winter.

To enable others to understand more freely, my invention, I will proceedto describe it-s construction more minutely.

A, represents the upper chamber, in which the nest, B, and false eggs,C, are placed, as shown in Fig. 2. This chamber has a bottom, D,-in thecenter of which, and also in the center of the nest resting on the same,a hole, b, is formed, for the real eggs to i pass through as soon asthey are laid. This hole is -covered by self adjusting or balancingvalves, E, E, which are arranged under the same, and turn on centers, c,c, as seen in Fig. 2.

F, is the lower chamber, intowhich the eggs fall as they are laid. Thischamber is cushioned or made soft in its inside; its

bottom is made highest in its center and sloping toward its edges; sothat the eggs may all have a gradual movement from the center to theedge, and consequently, prevented fromfalling directly upon one anotheras theyv comeinto thelower chamber. 60

The top and lowerchambers are hinged together at, a, andv may be securedfast by the catch, c, until it is desired to remove the eggs from thelower chamber.

The nest is guarded from injury by a shed, i or guard, G, which is openat two sides.

This shed is placed over, and a short distance above, 4the nest-it beingsustained by the vertical side pieces, e, e.

v The operation of this nest is as follows z-- i The hen is induced tosit upon'the nest by rreason of the false eggs being placed in it.

As soon as she lays an egg, it passes'through the hole, b, andl fallsupon the valves, E, E,

and causes them instantly to ily open, and v allow the egg to pass`intothe lower chamber, as shown in Fig. 2,-the valves assuming the positionshown in red lines in same ligure, until the egg escapes, and then ad-kjusting themselves automatically, as will be evident from Fig. 2,-oneend of said valves being heavier than that -of the other; 'and`Vconsequently, the lightest ends which comel over the hole are alwaysthrown horizontal when not resisted by the weight of the egg.

By examiningI Fig. 2, the manner in which the real eggs are causedtorolltoward the edge from the inclined center will be clearly seen-onevegg being lshown in the act of rolling from the center, while anotheris f.

represented as already being in its proper place.

To remove the real eggs, it is necessary to unfasten the catch, c, andraise the top,

chamber, A,` and throw it backf-on its hinge, a.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Constructing a hens nest with two peculiarly constructed and arrangedchambers,

vided with a suitable nest, and a num er of k false eggs, C, for the hento sit upon; and

the lower one, F, is provided with a soft arranged in the manner, andvfor the puroushioned surface for tile eggs tohfall uponposeshereindescribed andfset forth. which is made of sue shape t at the rea Y seggs, as they escape through the false bot- C V AMENT' r 6 tom, arecaused to roll gradually toward the Witnesses: f

edge of the bottom, and remain there until I. BROGKWAY, removed. TheWhole being constructed and` N. B. AMENT.

